2026 Texas Tech roster

110 players: 23 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 23 juniors, 45 seniors. From 23 states and 3 other countries; the most from Texas (70) and Georgia (5). The 2026 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
15Will Hammond QB4-star recruitJr.6′2″210Austin, TX1,334 passing yards, 6 TD
4Thomas Castellanos QBTransfer from Florida State3-star recruitSr.5′10″190Waycross, GA45 passing yards, 2 TD
18Kirk Francis QBTransfer from TulsaSr.6′2″205Tulsa, OK0 passing yards
10Lloyd Jones III QB4-star recruitSo.6′4″215Hitchcock, TX
12Stephen Cannon QBFr.6′2″205Savannah, GA
16Holden Phillips QBSo.6′1″205Lubbock, TX

Running backs 7

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
20J’Koby Williams RBJr.5′10″185Beckville, TX538 rushing yards, 5 TD
8Cameron Dickey RBJr.5′10″215Austin, TX240 rushing yards, 4 TD
0Quinten Joyner RB4-star recruitSr.5′11″220Austin, TX178 rushing yards, 2 TD
28Ashton Rowden RB4-star recruitFr.5′11″205Texarkana, TX28 rushing yards
32Sawyer Wilkerson RBSo.6′0″215Stephenville, TX
33Loic Tshibangu RBSr.6′0″210Brussels, Belgium
35Michael Henderson III RBSo.5′9″185Dallas, TX

Receivers 14

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
2Kenny Johnson WRTransfer from PittsburghSr.6′1″200York, PA24 catches, 418 yards, 1 TD
3Coy Eakin WRSr.6′2″205Stephenville, TX19 catches, 218 yards, 3 TD
1Micah Hudson WR5-star recruitJr.6′0″205Temple, TX10 catches, 112 yards
11Malcolm Simmons WRTransfer from Auburn4-star recruitJr.6′0″180Montgomery, AL5 returns, 91 yards
6Jalen Jones WRTransfer from Alabama StateSr.5′8″180Birmingham, AL4 catches, 26 yards
9Donte Lee Jr WRTransfer from LibertySr.6′3″190Baltimore, MD4 catches, 15 yards
14Bryson Jones WR4-star recruitSo.6′3″195Frisco, TX2 catches, 11 yards
13Chase Campbell WR4-star recruitFr.6′0″200Lubbock, TX1 catch, 10 yards
17Leyton Stone WRSo.6′3″200Lubbock, TX
19Michael Dever WR4-star recruitSo.6′1″195Lubbock, TX
21Tristian Gentry WR4-star recruitSo.6′0″180Stephenville, TX
80Kai Powell WRSr.5′11″185Spring, TX
84Imari Jehiel WRFr.6′0″190Forney, TX
88Quintaelyn Joyner WRSo.6′0″205Austin, TX

Tight ends 5

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
7Terrance Carter TE3-star recruitSr.6′2″245Killeen, TX14 catches, 137 yards, 1 TD
85Jett Carpenter TETransfer from NevadaSr.6′3″255Medford, OR7 catches, 83 yards
5Matt Ludwig TE4-star recruitFr.6′4″255Billings, MT4 catches, 54 yards, 1 TD
83Jack Esparza TESr.6′4″245Austin, TX
89Jason Llewellyn TESr.6′5″250Aledo, TX

Offensive line 21

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
74Daniel Sill OLSr.6′5″310College Station, TX1 tackle
50Patrick McMath OLSo.6′4″290Katy, TX
51Felix Ojo OL4-star recruitFr.6′6″295Mansfield, TX
52Cash Cleveland OLJr.6′2″300Rockwall, TX
53Holton Hendrix OLJr.6′4″310Lubbock, TX
54Jordan Church OLTransfer from Louisville3-star recruitSr.6′4″320Fort Myers, FL
56Jerald Mays OLFr.6′4″315Pflugerville, TX
57Hunter Zambrano OL3-star recruitSr.6′5″300Weston, FL
61Connor Carty OL4-star recruitSo.6′4″305Prosper, TX
65D’Anthis Upshaw Jr. OLJr.6′5″305Irving, TX
66Jackson Hildebrand OLJr.6′2″295San Antonio, TX
68Ren Brown OLSo.6′4″300Stanton, NE
70Jacob Ponton OL4-star recruitJr.6′8″315Dripping Springs, TX
71Bryce Gilmore OL4-star recruitFr.6′4″285Prosper, TX
72Sheridan Wilson OLSr.6′5″300Argyle, TX
73Danilo Guberinich OLSo.6′5″295Ann Arbor, MI
75Garin Maley OLSo.6′5″295La Vista, NE
76Jacob Crow OLFr.6′9″310Knoxville, TN
77Elias Gillen OLSo.6′6″315Rapid City, SD
78Ellis Davis OL4-star recruitJr.6′7″305Prosper, TX
79Howard Sampson OL3-star recruitSr.6′8″330Houston, TX

Defensive line 9

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
10Anthony Holmes Jr. DLSr.6′3″300Houston, TX18 tackles, 4 sacks
98Mateen Ibirogba DLTransfer from Wake ForestSr.6′4″300Clarksburg, MD11 tackles, 2 sacks
1Julien Laventure DLTransfer from AkronSr.6′0″290Upper Darby, PA13 tackles
92Bryce Butler DLTransfer from WashingtonSr.6′4″320Toronto, ON10 tackles
51Jayden Cofield DLSr.6′2″330Austin, TX3 tackles
90Ayden Johnson DLFr.6′1″340Sulphur Springs, TX
91Krush Johnson DLFr.6′2″300Amarillo, TX
93Dylan Singleton DLSo.6′5″300New Iberia, LA
96Keyshawn Williams DLJr.6′3″315Houston, TX

Linebackers 21

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
15Austin Romaine LBTransfer from Kansas StateSr.6′2″240Hillsboro, MO41 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT
6John Curry LBSr.6′2″235Lubbock, TX32 tackles, 3 INT
13Ben Roberts LBSr.6′3″245Haslet, TX38 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
8Jamond Mathis LBTransfer from Kent State3-star recruitSr.6′1″250St. Louis, MO12 tackles, 2.5 sacks
32LaDamion Guyton LB5-star recruitFr.6′4″235Savannah, GA9 tackles, 3 sacks
9Corey Platt Jr. LBTransfer from HoustonSr.6′1″215Little Rock, AR15 tackles
20Adam Trick LBTransfer from Miami (OH)Sr.6′4″250Dayton, OH12 tackles, 1 sack
2Trey White LBTransfer from San Diego StateSr.6′2″250San Diego, CA7 tackles, 2 sacks
97Charles Anderson Jr. LBJr.6′6″275Houston, TX7 tackles
11Brock Golwas LBSo.6′1″240Flower Mound, TX6 tackles
40Wesley Smith LBSr.5′10″225Midland, TX3 tackles
33Ansel Nedore LBSr.6′3″260Round Rock, TX2 tackles
99Jojo Johnson LBTransfer from Oregon StateSr.6′2″290Salt Lake City, UT2 tackles
31Cord Nolan LBFr.6′0″220Bixby, OK1 tackle
35Adam Hill LBJr.6′1″230Albany, TX1 tackle
34Kaegan Ash LB4-star recruitFr.6′0″210Mount Enterprise, TX
36Demarcus Marks LBFr.6′3″215Houston, TX
43Chris Lemons LBSr.6′2″215Prosper, TX
56Amarie Fleming LBTransfer from Allen UniversityJr.6′2″230Mayo, FL
86Sean Robinson LBSo.6′5″225Greenbrae, CA
95Christian Bruce LBFr.6′3″270Alpharetta, GA

Defensive backs 22

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
24Malik Esquerra SJr.6′3″210Killeen, TX33 tackles, 1 INT
3Peyton Morgan S4-star recruitJr.6′0″185Round Rock, TX22 tackles, 1 INT
14Brice Pollock CB3-star recruitSr.6′0″195Snellville, GA16 tackles, 2 INT
7Brenden Jordan S4-star recruitSr.6′0″205Mansfield, TX18 tackles
4Davin Martin CBTransfer from UTSASr.6′2″185Houston, TX17 tackles
27Amier Boyd-Matthews CBSr.6′2″185Phoenix, AZ7 tackles, 1 INT
22Marcus Ramon-Edwards SSr.6′3″225Abilene, TX7 tackles, 1 sack
23Maddox Quiller SFr.6′0″205Pflugerville, TX4 tackles
5Oliver Miles III SJr.6′2″190El Campo, TX2 tackles
12Tarrion Grant CB4-star recruitJr.6′2″190Sumter, SC2 tackles
0Mikal Harrison-Pilot S4-star recruitJr.6′0″205Temple, TX1 tackle
28Jordan Rogers STransfer from Pittsburg StateSr.5′10″180Bellmead, TX1 tackle
16Ashton Hampton CBJr.6′0″175Pearland, TX
17Noah Lewis CBFr.5′10″180Terrell, TX
18S’Vioarean Martin CB4-star recruitFr.6′2″200Palestine, TX
19Cam Wyatt CBFr.5′10″165Houston, TX
21Miquel Dingle SSr.6′2″220Charleston, SC
25Donovan Webb S4-star recruitFr.6′0″205Frisco, TX
26Aaron Bradshaw SFr.6′3″190Crowley, TX
28Braylan McDonald SSo.6′0″190Terrell, TX
29Luke Hamilton CBFr.5′11″185Fayetteville, NC
30Jamarn Grant II SJr.6′2″205Fort Worth, TX

Specialists 5

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
48Stone Harrington PKSr.6′3″210Colleyville, TX11 of 14 field goals
49Will Karoll PTransfer from UCLASr.6′4″215Mosman, NSW20 punts, 50.8 average
37Ian Hershey PSr.5′11″185Pocatello, ID
39Jacob Hand PKSr.6′1″180Mansfield, TX
47Rylan Vagana LSJr.6′0″215Huntington Beach, CA
Davin Martin, Anthony Holmes Jr., Cam Wyatt, Demarcus Marks, Howard Sampson, Keyshawn Williams, Charles Anderson Jr.Quinten Joyner, Cameron Dickey, Will Hammond, Jayden Cofield, Jack Esparza, Quintaelyn JoynerJohn Curry, Chase Campbell, Holden Phillips, Leyton Stone, Michael Dever, Holton HendrixChris Lemons, Connor Carty, Bryce Gilmore, Ellis DavisCoy Eakin, Tristian Gentry, Sawyer WilkersonBrenden Jordan, Jacob Hand, Felix OjoMikal Harrison-Pilot, Micah HudsonPeyton Morgan, Ansel NedoreTerrance Carter, Malik EsquerraStephen Cannon, LaDamion GuytonBryson Jones, Donovan WebbNoah Lewis, Braylan McDonaldMaddox Quiller, Jerald MaysJulien LaventureKenny JohnsonTrey WhiteThomas CastellanosMatt LudwigOliver Miles IIIJalen JonesJamond MathisCorey Platt Jr.Donte Lee JrLloyd Jones IIIBrock GolwasMalcolm SimmonsTarrion GrantBen RobertsBrice PollockAustin RomaineAshton HamptonKirk FrancisS’Vioarean MartinAdam TrickMiquel DingleMarcus Ramon-EdwardsAaron BradshawAmier Boyd-MatthewsAshton RowdenLuke HamiltonJamarn Grant IICord NolanKaegan AshAdam HillMichael Henderson IIIIan HersheyWesley SmithRylan VaganaStone HarringtonPatrick McMathCash ClevelandJordan ChurchAmarie FlemingHunter ZambranoD’Anthis Upshaw Jr.Jackson HildebrandJacob PontonSheridan WilsonDanilo GuberinichDaniel SillJacob CrowElias GillenKai PowellImari JehielJett CarpenterSean RobinsonJason LlewellynAyden JohnsonKrush JohnsonDylan SingletonChristian BruceMateen IbirogbaJojo JohnsonTX 70GA 5CA 3FL 3AL 2
Hometowns of the 2026 Texas Tech roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).

Where the roster comes from

By state

  1. Texas 70
  2. Georgia 5
  3. California 3
  4. Florida 3
  5. Pennsylvania 2
  6. Alabama 2
  7. Missouri 2
  8. Maryland 2

Top counties

  1. Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 9
  2. Travis County, Texas pop. 1.3 million 8
  3. Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 7
  4. Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 6
  5. Lubbock County, Texas pop. 319,000 6

Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–⁠2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size.

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2026 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.